Before using Damian, I used another gundog trainer that was recommended though social media. After two months of lessons, I had seen no improvement in my Springer Spaniel, Harry. Each lesson he put me down, saying my dog was no good and I needed to sell him, I didn’t want to do this. I searched […]
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George is certainly full of character and knows how to push his owners buttons. I’ve had a couple of gundog lesson with George and his owner Paul and whilst Paul has no intentions of working George it’s important they have a well behaved dog they can take camping with. The key to success is consistency […]
Read More »I contacted Damian in December last year after reading the excellent reviews on what he had managed to achieve training wise with owners and their dogs. I have two Italian Spinones, Darcy eight and Nell 18 months. Darcy can be relied on to keep an eye on me during our walks and always likes to be […]
Read More »This young boy is full of energy. Today was his second Gundog Training lesson, but prior to training he would run and chase game for fun. This is no longer the case, whilst we’ve a lot more to achieve it was great to see Loui retrieving, taking command from the whistle and more importantly working […]
Read More »This 5 month old Hungarian Vizsla is progressing well with her training. At 5 months she’s more advanced than many older dog and that’s something I needed to remind her owner of today as she is getting frustrated and despondent with their training. Training any dog is about processes and making sure you enjoy it. […]
Read More »This wet and hairy Italian Spinone is progressing very well in her training. Correcting bad traits isn’t a quick fix but with consistency and small steps a lot can be achieved. When I first met Margaret in December (read more…) her immediate requiremet was to stop Nell running off and ignoring the recall commnad. Today despite […]
Read More »It’s that time again when Lilly one of my favourite Cocker Spaniels arrives for some refresher gundog training following her 2016 shooting season. Whilst she’s in residence it wouldn’t be the same if I didn’t snap a few photos.
Read More »This is written as a genuine thank you to Damian for everything he has done for myself & Wurly and to anyone reading this wondering if they should try this type of training, do it now, don’t wait, you won’t regret choosing Damian as your trainer. We have had Wurly since he was a puppy […]
Read More »I am writing this letter as a personal reference for Damian Barson. My husband and I first came accross Damian whilst we were looking for a trainer for our 11 month old English Springer Spaniel. It was important to us that we found a trainer that was reputable and one that was knowledgable in this […]
Read More »It was great to see Rossi for another 1-2-1 gundog training lesson today. Rossi is a very bright and intelligent young Cocker that challenges his owner from time to time. Being allowed a little to much freedom is starting to create problems whilst hunting, so todays lesson was focussed on reengaging Rossi to the handler […]
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